We welcome approximately 40 essays of interest to those concerned with thestudy of key concepts, both, in literature and literary studies: â€˜Iâ€™ â€"â€˜selfâ€™ â€" â€˜Subject(ivity)â€™

We are looking particularly for contributions on various topics in literarystudies, literary theory and philosophy of literature answering to thepublication's subject matter.

We welcome papers examining the issue of â€˜Iâ€™ â€" â€˜selfâ€™ â€" â€˜Subject(ivity)â€™from either practical perspectives, or based on foregrounded theoreticalassumptions, as well as papers concerning single authors or comparativeviews. We are especially interested in papers taking polemical positionsconcerning the relationship between poetic forms and content andcultural/philosophic thought.

Articles of fewer than 12,000 words or more than 25,000 words are notconsidered for publication. The word count includes notes but excludesworks-cited lists and translations, which should accompany foreign languagequotations.

Each article submitted is send to two reviewers. Articles recommended bythese readers are then sent to the members of the Editorial Board, who meetin late October 2008 to make final decisions. Until a final decision isreached, the author's name is not made known to consultant readers and theEditorial Board. Because the submission of an article simultaneously tomore than one refereed project can result in duplication of the demandingtask of reviewing the manuscript, it is our policy not to review articlesthat are under consideration elsewhere. We also accept parts of unpublisheddissertations.

The publication will appear in two volumes; followed by a conference inVienna, in April 2009. As a result of generous financial support given byinstitutional and public donators, we are able to cover all expensesrelated to traveling to and from Vienna as well as lodging and board. Theauthors of accepted contributions will be equipped with flight tickets andhotel vouchers by December 2008.